# alere

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/providers/alere/  
**Website:** https://www.alere.com  
**APIs profiled:** 1

Alere Inc. was a global manufacturer of rapid point-of-care diagnostic tests, founded in 1991 and headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts. The company operated three business units focused on cardiometabolic, infectious disease, and toxicology testing. Alere's product portfolio included the Alere i platform for rapid molecular diagnostics, the Alere CD4 analyser for HIV management, and the RALS point-of-care data management system for laboratory connectivity. Alere Informatics offered web-based solutions including RALS-Freedom, AegisPOC, and RALS-Web3 for point-of-care device management and data integration with laboratory information systems. Abbott Laboratories acquired Alere on October 3, 2017 for $5.3 billion, and the company now operates as Abbott Rapid Diagnostics.

## Kin Score — 6.8 / 100 (minimal)

Scored 2026-08-24 under rubric 0.13.0. Trend: flat (+0.0 from 6.8).

| Facet | Score |
|---|---|
| Discoverability | 70.4 |
| Contract Quality | 0.0 |
| Governance | 4.5 |
| Contract Governance | 4.5 |
| Operational Transparency | 0.0 |
| Developer Ergonomics | 0.0 |
| Commercial Clarity | 0.0 |
| Access Clarity | 0.0 |

Regulatory layer — **Health**: 13.8 (matched via tags).

## Agent readiness — 0.0 (human-only)

| Dimension | Value |
|---|---|
| Spec Presence | no |
| Agentic Access | no |
| Reversibility Documented | no |
| MCP Server | no |
| Auth Clarity | no |
| Idempotency | no |
| Error Semantics | no |
| OpenAPI Examples | no |
| Rate Limit Signal | no |
| Event Surface Described | no |
| Agent Skills | no |
| Well Known Catalog | no |
| Consent Identity | no |
| Agent Card | no |
| Dry Run Mode | no |
| Delegated Identity | no |
| Protected Resource Metadata | no |
| Dynamic Client Registration | no |
| Agentic Commerce | no |

## Access

Unknown — onboarding: unknown, pricing: unknown, trial: no (confidence: low).

## APIs (1)

- **RALS Point-of-Care Data Management API** — The RALS (Remote Automated Laboratory Systems) platform provides point-of-care device management and data integration capabilities. RALS connects point-of-care testing devices t...

## Security (1)

- **Alere Domain Security** — TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC

## Tags

Diagnostics, Point of Care, Healthcare, Laboratory, Medical Devices, HL7

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Profiled by [API Evangelist](https://apievangelist.com) and published on [APIs.io](https://apis.io/providers/alere/). Scores are computed from the provider's own public artifacts under a published rubric.